One can be pedantic or argue that it was a
Medical
Evacuation since
medevac refers to the moving of a patient either from the point of injury, or a casualty collection point, to a medical facility
Not sure when the familar term "Medevac" has been defined to the detail you mention, Torque, but probably the same person who invented the term "Medrescue" - sounds like a wishy-washy one to me!